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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm seeing a lot of scary posts about possible coups
For those of you not given to conspiracies how much of a threat do you think this truly is? To me it seems like many different levels of government would have to conspire so it seems unlikely, but it's a distressing thought nevertheless. Hopefully it's just more fear porn, a common occurrence during this nightmarish administration. It seems that all Trump's legal efforts to undermine the election will ultimately fail. Let's hope then they don't do something even more crazy than usual.
AmericanCanuck
(1,102 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,396 posts)MakeTXBlue2020
(131 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)brush
(53,765 posts)The dump fuck has Rudy out there pulling stupid shit, and Barr has said the DOJ can investigate, Graham is acting a fool. Law firms are filing fraud suits (but they're getting thrown out left and right). This is the coup attempt all right.
Moscow Mitch of course has been non-committal by just saying "count the votes" as he's the smartest of the lot, knowing he'll survive whether it's as majority or minority leader.
Remember, this is led by the guy who went bankrupt six times running casinos.
brettdale
(12,377 posts)I mean there is no chance that it could happen. Not one nation would recognize Trump as
President.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)It is how far will he be allowed to go in TRYING. Criminal acts?
allnews
(244 posts)634-5789
(4,175 posts)Relax, nobody is stealing this election. Let the MAGAts, Pompeo, Barr, tRump and the rest of his lunatic cabal squeal like the little pigs they are. Joe won. Them's the facts, and cannot be refuted.
Big Blue Marble
(5,067 posts)means people will go to prison.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)This is dangerous and wrong even if its unsuccessful,
Bev54
(10,047 posts)panicking. I do know that there are dem congress people who are taking this seriously. The republicans are capable of all kinds of ratf*ckery and I would put nothing past them. On the other hand, I am confident in the legal team that Biden has put together, to head this off. I am sure they are anticipating all sorts of mischief. Could be a rocky ride.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Do I find it disturbing and wrong and dangerous that they are clearly trying to overturn the results of a legitimate election and undermine our democracy at every possible point? Yes, I do. We need, IMO, to treat the attempt as a serious matter whether its likely to succeed or not.
Turin_C3PO
(13,964 posts)You can't 100% rule it out but it's very, very unlikely.
Shermann
(7,412 posts)Too soon?
Turin_C3PO
(13,964 posts)Nah, Im just spitballing here. But I do think the chance of a coup is incredibly unlikely.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,455 posts)Unless, of course, Trump issues an EO shutting down Cable and Broadcast Networks.
MakeTXBlue2020
(131 posts)Will he concede? Calling for investigations. God, I can't wait for these motherfuckers to go away!
bullimiami
(13,085 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)None of that happened.
Cartoonist
(7,316 posts)Mitch has the last word. He just keeps it on his desk. No coup necessary.
I hate this feeling in the pit of my stomach. Everyone keeps talking about the courts. How can the court force McConnell to do his job?
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)I don't believe it will get organized enough or get enough steam to amount to anything. That said, Dems definitely need to swat down suggestions that Biden isn't the President Elect or that the election was fraudulent. Also need to keep an eye on legal maneuverings and personnel changes. You can't turn your back or sleep on the Orange Clown crowd, they are always probing for weak spots and openings.
David__77
(23,370 posts)I absolutely think that this is a challenge not faced in this country since at least before WW2. An actual coup with or without state armed mobilization, is a significant possibility.
Straw Man
(6,623 posts)He may think he's laying the groundwork with his firings, but if he thinks the Pentagon will go along, then he's sicker/stupider than anyone previously imagined. If he were to make the attempt, it would put him in a world of legal hurt that would almost certainly end with him doing serious prison time, quite possibly for the rest of his life.
MakeTXBlue2020
(131 posts)But eventually he'll face consequences when he loses power.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)MakeTXBlue2020
(131 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)They were on their way out, anyway. Trump is likely just being a petty baby.
Enoki33
(1,587 posts)is, and that feeds his incompetency. Right now he is focused on revenge, lashing out at the institutions that did not bow down to the greatest cannibal this country has ever seen. The legal challenges will ultimately fail. The real danger will likely begin if and when he holds his Mussolini style rallies for whatever bogus public reasons. Even then l think saner minds in the crowds will prevail, and the cannibal will not be able to satiate his gruesome appetite for power. We also have to understand that he is attempting to set the stage for a future attempt to destroy our democracy.